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Originally Posted by m21sniper
45 saves pretty much makes my point.
If your defense gives up 45 shots you have no right to win at all. You should get blown out if you give up that many shots.
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I guess you can get caught up in the numbers also. 45 saves, but I bet a small percentage of these were legitimate goal scoring shots. Having skill on your side certainly helps. The Pens are generally outshot by other teams, but it you posses pure scorers like Crosby and Malkin, they will make you pay. You can argue all you want about the ref's but they were seriously trying to let the Flyers back in this game. As soon as the Pens went on the attack, they called a penalty, forcing them to play the defensive game at the end.